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Slender-billed Thornbill
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Slender-billed Thornbill

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Slender-billed Thornbill

Acanthiza iredalei

The slender-billed thornbill (Acanthiza iredalei) is a small bird native to Australia. It includes three sub-species:

A. i. hedleyi

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Description

The thornbill ranges from 9 to 10 centimeters in length. The colour of its back ranges from olive-grey to a darker olive-brown. The base of its tail is olive-yellow. Its underbelly is a smooth cream colour, and it has a dark bill and pale eyes.

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Range & habitat

The slender-billed thornbill iredalei subspecies has six separate and isolated populations in Western Australia, and a large population in the Carnarvon bioregion. The hedleyi subspecies is found in southeastern South Australia and western Victoria, and the rosinae subspecies is most commonly found in the Gulf St Vincent region of South Australia.

Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 13472.